Hearings to start on Cuomo's $136 billion spending plan

Mayors, local officials get 1st shot at budget

10:23 AM,
Jan. 26, 2013

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo

Written by

Jon Campbell
Journal Albany bureau

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's $136 billion spending plan will be put to its toughest examination yet starting Monday, when a series of hearings kick off critiquing every area of the budget.

Mayors and local officials can sound off on Cuomo's budget Monday with the first of 13 legislative hearings scheduled over the next month. Known at the Capitol as the "Tin-Cup Brigade," the mayors are expected to push for more aid and fewer state-mandated costs.

Cuomo's budget has received cautious praise from legislative leaders since it was unveiled Tuesday. Each, however, have their own areas of concern, which ...